Lessons from an unpleasant surprise: A biochemical strategy for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1029-1035

  Gardet, Véronique ^a   Gatta, Blandine ^a   Simonnet, Guy ^a   Tabarin, Antoine ^a   Chene, Geneviève ^a   Ducassou, Dominique ^a   Corcuff, Jean Benoît ^a,b  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Diagnosis; Metanephrine; Normetanephrine; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; METADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0035013938     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200106000-00006     Document Type: Article

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